Margrave is my favorite author so I suppressed my desire to review until the story lived up to the title and don't give it the full 5/5 like I wanted to be helpful. Story development: 5/5 but subjective. The story starts out ridiculously funny and charming as the mc garners funds for his faction. I'd read the novel if it were just for that, it's like the berserk golden era arc. Then the apocalypse hits and the the tone shifts for the serious in a landslide. It's also incredible but it's intense enough to temporarily make it feel like another novel, but the charm does return. If you're a fan of both serious apocalypse novels and dual cultivation you'll be in heaven. It's all enjoyable quality, but you must readjust. After the mini arc it goes back to the safe, well built faction clueless, excited faction members getting op and partying it up after the first day. The charm and humor returns as if the apocalypse hasn't happened and the novel lives up to its title and makes the novel super satisfying. Pacing: It starts ridiculously fast, sometimes loving one day or more per chapter. Then it slows to a crawl for a couple dozen chaps to introduce the apocalypse and set up the faction. Now it's speeding up again as the leveling up returns. It's not a problem but you should prepare yourself. Character design: 10/5. Margrave has the best character development on the site by a mile. Kaze is the goat from chapter 8 on. Evalyn transforms from a perfectly stereotypical college girl into a badmf in ten chapters and it's unforced. There's a landslide of increasingly horrible things that occur that keep stretching her humanity further and further until she snaps. However, she doesn't just become a cold sociopath after. It's more like sociopathy and her old personality are fighting. It's fascinating. Writing quality: the quality of the dialogue is the best Margrave has written. The grammar is great but there's at least one typo per chapter. Humor: Naturally funny, extremely clever, not forced. The mc bribes police officers with the same confidence he flirts with his teacher on video. It's naturally comical, but it's not die laughing funny or have references like his other novels. It's intentionally limited to balance serious apocalypse with charming dual cultivation which is kind of a let down because anyone who has read Harem God knows Margrave is a water faucet of hysterical humor and he's intentionally not turning it on regularly. It's hilarious by other novel standards but Margrave's not embracing something he excels at. World background: 3/5 perfect where it matters. The apocalypse and faction are super detailed and immersive but the speed is far to fast in the beginning to get a good feel of the city. Conclusion: Worth it.
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How's the harem rating? I'm still really early in
I'm not sure why you're asking me, but I'll answer. It's pretty next level. 🍋😎👌 Every woman he encounters besides his "clients" ends up in his harem (near guaranteed). I forgot about two women because they show up super early and then they returned with a backstory. The world is his harem. 10/10. Margrave's novels are interesting because the intimate characters develop until you feel like you've known them for years. Then, when they finally get the scenes, it's indescribably satisfying. It's the best. At chapter 100, there has been eight women, at least 12 scenes, don't quote me, so you don't even feel like you're waiting.
